Description

During your placement as a Primary Workshop School Assistant, you will play a vital role in the organizations educational system. Volunteers will be asked to assist directly in the classrooms at the primary school where they will work. They will also help the teachers to develop and implement new learning activities in each of the levels taught.

Volunteers will also have the opportunity to work on special activities such as organizing a theatre project, creating art classes, developing hygiene education seminars, starting a skipping club or organizing a soccer tournament. You can build these special activities based on your own skill set and the needs of the school.

Another key aspect of the presence of a volunteer at this school is being a positive role model. At all times volunteers are expected to demonstrate respectful and kind behaviour and to act in a positive, enthusiastic and energetic manner.

At the moment CENIT is also requesting for volunteers who would be interested in working in the kitchen -- in order to help prepare food for the children. Daily 150 children eat at CENIT.

Highlights

The Primary Workshop School Program is an initiative run by CENIT that provides school aged children with stimulating and educational opportunities within a school setting. This program also aims to establish positive mentoring relationships with these neglected children and to assist them with immediate problems. These children, who range in age from nine to seventeen years old, come from families that work on the streets and fruit markets and who have often experienced neglect or abuse.

A very important enrichment to the children's futures is the opportunity to finish their studies. Many of these children who come to learn at CENIT could not do this in the past because of varying volatile situations. The children at this school are engaged in subjects such as Math, English, Languages, Social Studies, Science plus much more. All of the subjects are adapted to the students education levels.

The participation from volunteers is very important at this school. Volunteers are needed to promote values such as responsibility, honesty, organization, and hard work. In addition to that, volunteers can help to foster an environment that is safe and encouraging for the students, where they can learn and play with their peers instead of working with their parents in the markets or on the streets.

Qualifications

It is important that volunteers are creative and enjoy spending time with children from different and challenging backgrounds.

Minimum Education

High School

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 3.295 for 8 weeks; USD 250 each additional wk.

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

Upon arrival in country our staff will pick you up at the airport and return you to our Orientation Center for a safety briefing and general country orientation. For this program you are required to complete one - 4 weeks of language training and orientation which is included in the cost of the program. At the end of that week you will transfer to your placement to begin volunteering. Our staff are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week should you require help of any kind.

Experience Required

yes

Volunteers need to be compassionate, creative, enthusiastic, and full of energy to keep up with the students. It is also important that volunteers are flexible, as things don't always go as planned when working with children, and it is important to be able to go with the flow.

Volunteer Types

• Childcare/children
• Education
• English Teaching
• Primary Education
• Street Kids
• Teaching

Typical Volunteer

We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Age Range

18+

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Group living
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of Depends on the placement

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

24-48 hrs

Basecamp International Centers's Mission Statement

We believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Year Founded

1998